I love everything about this gown. I often have a really difficult time finding lingerie that fits me well in the bust and hip areas, and in many cases full gowns are much too long for my 5'1 frame. This gown falls just above my ankles and fits snugly in the bust. Though the manufacturer claims this is One Size Fits All, it's more like one size fits women 4'11 to 5'5 and up to 150 lbs.

There is an elastic velvet band just under the bust that offers minimal support for the girls. The band is designed to stretch for different bust sizes and does not have an underwire. I personally find underwires to be really uncomfortable, so for me that's just another check in the PRO column. The velvet does tend to pick up a little bit of lint here and there, but grooming the fibers is an easy fix with a lint roller or a piece of sticky tape.

The rhinestone starburst just above the slit draws the eye to the thigh area while brightening up what would otherwise be an understated and simplistic design. I have machine washed this garment three or four times at this point, and all of the stones are still in place with no sign of them coming loose any time soon.

Where the slit rests is going to be determined by how tall you are. For me (5'1) it rests about the center of my thigh. This makes the need for a panty underneath unnecessary for the most part, however I do tend to play it up by putting on one of my brightly colored pair of panties. They are highly visible through the sheer mesh and it adds a nice splash of color.

The satin straps are adjustable and wide enough so they don't twist and turn on themselves in the wash. There's nothing that's more of a pain in the ass than having to spend five minutes trying to figure out which way what goes when you've got a twisted strap. It's the bane of lingerie, so that's a really nice feature as well.

As I've said, this has been machine washed and dried on several occasions and it has held up nicely. It does tend to wrinkle a bit if it's been in your travel bags/purse for any amount of time. The easy fix to that is a little steam from the shower while pulling on the bottom seam.

Speaking of seams, the quality of the stitching is really quite impressive. I haven't found any loose ends, yet. There is a potential for snagging and creating what looks like a run in the material. I have stepped on the bottom seam once or twice and caught my heel in it, but nothing too disastrous.

This garment and the fishnet industrial camigarter set are by far my favorites that I've purchased off of Eden. I'm contemplating ordering two more of each in case anything happens to them. I love them that much!

I still really love this gown. The crystals have held up to many machine washings and tumble dries when I've been too lazy to handwash it and hang to dry. I wear it at least once a week and haven't had any issues with threads snagging or runs in the fabric. Sometimes, depending on how I feel that day, I do wish it were much softer like the strapped mini dress, but it's still feels good against my skin.